Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-20
GENERAL MARKETS.
Produce and Prov1slons.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, April 19.-FIour-There was
some demand by local buyerE, but otherwise
Fine growing weather, followed by late rains
and declines at other points, brought out enough
selling to cause break of Z a sc, but a recOv-
cry in Chicago checked tradiDg and the decline
and the market closed 40}sc below yes erday;
No. red,Cash 796793ac; May 1919 0791@ clio sing
at 1910; June 791a0795sc, closing at 1870
1880; July 7724@7Sc, closing at TIC; August
7S1a07S3Sc, closing at 784c. Corn easier and
&c DOVER, but the demand was just
about taking care of The offerings
cash 34z5@35c; May 3425035c; closing at 348c;
steaHy; cash 2a@-8]ac; June offered at 26ac,
bid Csc; July Z63SC, bid 25l &c; August at 26C,
BID 24C. Corn meal steady at 81 co. Whisky
steady at 81 l3. Provisions very quiet and only
joint trade done. Pork, small lots, old mess
SIS 006l6 co.; new mess, SIS 60. Lard ST. %,
Dry lit meats-LoOse shoulders at S. 90: long
clear S. 90; short ribs IS %; short clear SIS 371a
as 30. Bacon-Shoulders Sc 80; long clear
SIS 756S so; short ribs SIS 75G8 So; short clear
IS S75d6S go Hams-$1 5O@I4 90: receipts of
flour 1000; wheat $1,000; corn 5000; oats 81, 900
COO; corn 5000; oats 200; rye l. 90; barley 1000
Afternoon board-Wheat about &c better Corn
very quiet Oats dull and unchanged.
CHICAGO, I'LL, April l9.-The wheat market
charY about tIadn No new features were
developed. There was no crop news to affect
va ues and just conferred very closely in proba
BILE moves of bulls. Export clearings were
l23, 900 bushels. The mart ct Opened st S25Sc for
May, but broke off to S22ac, then rallied to
S314C and closed at top figures. Corn was &C.
i've and weak, and specu i've offerings were
quite free at both sessions, under which May
declined to 9S3sc and closed at about bottom
figures. Pork unchanged Lsrd weak
and declined 15c under quite free of
fering; Short ribs declined 25630c and
closed at lowest figures of the day.
Leading futures closed as follows: Wheat, No.
2. April Sl24c; May S3I4C; June Sl13GSl5s: July
Size. Corn, No. April 372sc; May $3.50 a 3S15c ;
June 392Gc; July Al &c Mess pork -ADri $50 65;
May 81 I715: June 81 %; July 81 321l. Short
ribs-Apri 81 S21z; May 81 8131; June 81 973a +;
July S. 07H. Cash quotations-FloHr dull and
unchanged. No spring wheat SIG; NJ.
$50 So Lard 81 Is. Short ribs sides, loose,
81 323S. Dry salt shoulders, boxed, Sc 1066 % +;
short clear sides, boxed, S. 25G6 30.
NJ " YORK, April l9 -FlOur-Sready. Wheat
export; options variable and irregular. opening
shade easier and closing steady; May trifie
better; later months 4@@ac lower; speculation
less active. Spot No. red $3.50 elevator;
% Ice, closing at 922sc; June 81 ll-l6a92 5-16,
closing at 9lIc: July 9I1409l55c, closing at
9l3sc; Angus 9O3sG9Ozsc, closing 9O8c Corn
Spot lots about AZ and options 463sc lower,
GGSpg steady spot No p 49, elevator 9S
At So; j %hs s 4 ciS:nss
$3.50; July 491Ia495Gc, closing 1870. Coffee
Spot fair; Rio firm at SIS IS; options active and
May sl4 IO@i4 20; June sl4 2Oala 40; July
Sl4 500 IA so; August $l4 40Gl4 SO; September
Sl4 4O9l4 60;EOctober Sl4 ala g.; November
$l4 65914 "A; December Sl4 65dl4 70; January
Sl4 70Sl4 70; February Sl4 65SI4 50; March
MoIasses stady; so test i35l@ RIcs steady
and fair demand Wool qniet and easy; do
mestic fleece. 8OS37c; pulled 14a35c. Pork